Incident Date:
April 19, 1963
Incident Successful: No
Location: Montreal, Quebec Canada
Perpetrators:
Event Type: Bombing/Explosion
Weapon Type(s): Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite (Time Fuse)
Organization Type: Separatist,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- Transportation (Other than aviation)(Train/Train Tracks/ Trolley)
2- Business(Hotel/Resort)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: 04/19/1963: Two sticks of dynamite were planted in a corridor between the Canadian National Railway (CNR) Central Station and the Queen Elizabeth Hotel. Police had originally been called to Central Station after a telephone tip. The timing device was dismantled.
References: 1) "Kellett, A., Beanlands, B., Deacon, J., Jeffrey, H., & Lapalme, C. (1991). Terrorism in Canada 1960-1989, User Report no. 1990-16. Ottawa: Solicitor General Canada, National Security Coordination Centre, Police and Security Branch. p. 229."
2) "Stewart, J. (1970). Seven Years of Terrorism: The FLQ. Richmond Hill, ON; Simon & Schuster of Canada LTD., p. 12"
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